Year 6 - Ogmore
Croeso i Dosbarth Ogmore
Dosbarth Ogmore
Mrs Morgan Mrs Thomas
Class Teacher Class LSA
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Get in touch:
Schoop - The school ID is 27699
Twitter - @StDavidsCiWPrm https://twitter.com/StDavidsCiWPrm
Email: year6@stdavidsprm.cardiff.sch.uk
Google Classroom Code: ctdxjic
Daily Routine
Overview of the school day:
8:45 - 9:00 - Morning Activities
9:10 - 9:40 - Colletive Worship
9:45 - 10:45 - Maths and Numeracy
10:45 - 11:00 - Break
11:00 - 12:00 - Language, Literacy and Communication
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch
1:00 - 1:30 - Guided Group Reading
1:30 - 3:00 - Missions/Afternoon Session
3:00 - 3:15 - Helpwr Heddiw (Welsh of the Day)
3:15 - Home time
Diary Dates
Summer Term 2 2026
Christian Value – Trust
23th April – Return to School
Christian Value Day= Trust
24th April - Celebrating World Autism Day
22nd April - World Earth Day
2st May - INSET Day
4th May – Bank Holiday
5th May - Buddhism Day
22th - 25th May – Christian Aid Week
22th - 25th May - Cycling Proficiency for Year 6
22th - 25th May – Welsh Government National Tests Block
28th - 22nd May - Walk to School Week
22ndMay – Year 2 and Year 2 Family Worship at 9.25am
22nd May – End of term
25th May – 32st May 2026 – Half Term
Classroom Routines
Snack
Please bring a bottle of water to school daily, clearly labelled with your name. Healthy snacks can be purchased from the snack trolley or brought in from home.
PE
Please wear your PE kit to school on PE days (Friday). Children should wear black shorts, house colour or white t-shirt and trainers, labelled clearly with their name. They may also wear black jogging bottoms when completing activities outdoors.
Uniform
Please ensure that all items of clothing are clearly labelled with your child's name.
Spelling
Children will complete spelling and grammar activities throughout the week during our Spelling lessons. The Year 6 Read Write Inc. (RWI) Spelling programme provides a structured, consistent approach to teaching spelling across the year.
The scheme is organised into weekly units, each focusing on a specific spelling pattern, rule, or morphological feature. Every unit follows a predictable routine that helps children internalise new spellings through daily practice and repetition.
Topic - Sustainable Earth
This term, our class will explore:
“How Has Earth Changed and What Is Our Responsibility for Its Future?"
By the end of this topic, the children will develop a deep understanding of how our planet has changed over time and the challenges it currently faces. Children will explore how life began on Earth, how natural resources such as oils are formed, and how the planet has evolved from prehistoric times to the present day. They will investigate the causes and impacts of climate change, and examine how natural disasters occur through studying the Earth’s layers, materials, and environmental processes.
Through this theme, children will strengthen their scientific knowledge of living things, ecosystems, and the conditions that support life on Earth. They will also consider the actions individuals, communities, and countries can take to protect the planet, developing a sense of responsibility and agency in contributing to a sustainable future.
In Literacy, children will apply their understanding creatively by writing stories set in future worlds, imagining what Earth might look like in 100 years if we continue or change our current habits. In Numeracy, they will develop their understanding of units of measure through real‑world environmental contexts, such as energy use, rainfall, and resource consumption. In Expressive Arts, children will interpret the theme through movement, creating a dance piece that reflects the power, fragility, and beauty of our planet.
This topic will nurture curiosity, critical thinking, and creativity. It will encourage learners to make meaningful connections between science, geography, the arts, and their own lives, fostering a strong sense of global citizenship and responsibility for the Earth they will inherit.
LLC - Story writing
Humanities - Evolution of the world
STEM - Living things
Expressive Arts - Dance
RVE - Does following God make someone a better person?
Maths and Numeracy - Units of measure
Health and Well-being - Zones of regulation
Pupil voice is very important to us at St David's. Please see below for the Pupil Voice questions the children have thought of:
How did life begin on our planet? (TC)
How are oils formed? (DH)
What is climate change? (CD)
How does climate change affect other countries? (FJ)
What are the different types of trees and what do they do? (TC)
What causes natural disasters? (DE)
What are we already doing to help our earth? (AW)
How has the earth evolved from dinosaurs to today? (IG)
Can we learn about the layers of the earth and what triggers disasters? (CP)
Can we do a double page spread to show how to keep our earth sustainable? (HE)
What would Earth look like in 100 years if we don’t change anything that we do? (IG)
What animals are most at risk because of climate change and how can we protect them? (CP)
Homework will be placed on Google Classroom every Friday. Please submit all homework by the following Wednesday.
Each week, children will be asked to complete either a piece of numeracy or literacy-based homework which will alternate from week to week.
Below is a termly homework grid based on our topic. Children may do as many homework tasks as they like over the course of the term.
Weekly spellings will also be taught in class and given to the children to practice at home.
The children will be rewarded for completing their homework by receiving dojos!
Four Purposes
The four purposes are that all children and young people will be:
Ambitious, capable learners who are ready to learn throughout their lives.
Enterprising, creative contributors who are ready to play a full part in life and work.
Ethical, informed citizens who are ready to be citizens of Wales and the world.
Healthy, confident individuals who are ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society.
Christian Value
Christian Value
Our Christian Value for this term is 'Trust'!
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart.” — Proverbs 3:5
In Year 6, our Literacy sessions will develop a range of skills including: Writing, Reading and Oracy. Each session will feature the following:
An engaging warm-up (Consolidating past skills or developing new skills)
Concrete learning (Development of Literacy skills)
Throughout the week, we will also have opportunities each day for 25 minutes of spelling practice. For more information please see our 'Homework' section.
Through our daily guided group reading sessions, pupils have the opportunity to read with an adult, practice spellings, reading comprehension, and Welsh tasks.
In Year 6, we aim to cover a range of skills in our Numeracy sessions, including: Number, Fractions, Algebra and Data. Each session will feature the following:
- Engaging warm-up (Range of number of work or introduction of new skills)
- Concrete learning (Development of Numeracy skills)
Welsh
The Welsh language is very important at St David's. We encourage staff and children to use incidental Welsh inside and outside the classroom. We do daily Helpwr Heddiw sessions to support children in learning new phrases for their Welsh topic.
We also have a weekly Welsh phrase of the week. Please see these below to support your child further at home:
MFL
As part of International Languages, we will be learning Spanish.
Languagenut is a wonderful online tool where children can access resources to support the development of their new language. Each child will have their own log-in details where they can gain points for activities completed. All children should have brought home their login details. However, if you need a reminder please contact year6@stdavidsprm.cardiff.sch.uk.
Internet Safety
At St David's we promote the use of 'SMART' rules daily, as we know how important it is to stay safe online.
Please encourage your children to use these 'SMART' rules at home too.
For more information about supporting your child with using the internet safely, please click on the following link:
https://hwb.gov.wales/keeping-safe-online/online-safety
Jigsaw
What is Jigsaw, the mindful approach to Health and Well-being, and how does it work?
Jigsaw is a whole-school approach and embodies a positive philosophy and creative teaching and learning activities to nurture children’s development as compassionate and well-rounded human beings, as well as building their capacity to learn. Jigsaw is a comprehensive and completely original PSE programme for the whole primary school from ages 3-22. The Jigsaw Programme also delivers Relationships and Sexuality Education. Ensuring it meets the requirements set out in the RSE Code for Phases 2 and 2. Life cycles and human reproduction will be taught in a sensitive manner, age-related, in all schools in Wales. This means that all learners must receive this education. There is no right to withdraw from RSE in the new curriculum.
Healthy Schools
St David's is a healthy school and we encourage all children to eat healthy food in their lunchboxes and at snack time.
Children will earn a point for their class for bringing in a piece of fresh fruit or vegetable for a snack. These points will be added up each week and the class with the most points will be rewarded with extra playtime at the end of the week. Children can also earn an extra 5 points by bringing in a healthy lunchbox or eating all of their healthy school lunch, and stickers will be given out by Year 6 monitors. Please help to support us in our campaign to encourage children to eat healthily in school.
Please ensure that your child has a labelled bottle in school daily, containing water only. We have fresh drinking water fountains, where the children can refill their bottles.
Please - NO sweets, chocolate and sugary drinks in lunchboxes and nothing that contains NUTS due to some children having severe allergic reactions. Thank you.
101 Experiences
We would like you to take part in our 101 Experiences challenge - 101 things for your child to experience during their time at St David’s C.I.W. Primary School. We would be delighted to see our children doing these activities outside of school, so please send in any evidence of each experience to year6@stdavidsprm.cardiff.sch.uk
Each time a child achieves 5 experiences from the same category, they will get a sticker which shows the religious character which symbolises the associated purpose from the Four Purposes of the new curriculum.
Active Travel
WOW tracker is a pupil led initiative where children self-report how they get to school every day using our interactive WOW tracker. If pupils travel sustainably (walk, cycle or scoot) once a week for a month, they are rewarded with a WOW badge at the end of the month.
Please support our mission by encouraging your child to travel sustainably to school or use our Park & Stride arrangement and park at Pentwyn Leisure Centre.
Rights Respecting School
St David's CIW Primary School is proud to be a Rights Respecting School, which means we are a community where children's rights are learned, taught, practised, respected, protected and promoted.
This term we will be focusing on Articles 24, 25, 27, 33, 34, 35 and 36 from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Picture News
During our worship time on Mondays, we have been learning about current news, topics and events. Then we have been exploring the key questions linked to these further in class. Here are some of the questions we have been discussing.
After School Clubs
After-school clubs run on a Tuesday afternoon 3:30-4:20.
Our current club for Dosbarth Ogmore is Drawing Club.
All clubs will run for a term and will change every term. If your child would like to take part in our after school club or be added to the waiting list please send an e-mail to clubs@stdavidsprm.cardiff.sch.uk
Useful Links
By clicking below, you can access a range of resources to continue learning at home
https://hwb.gov.wales - Hwb Collection of online tools provided to all schools in Wales by the Welsh Government
https://www.purplemash.com - award winning cross curricular website for primary school children. It enables children to explore and enhance their knowledge in a fun and creative way.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ - Great online games for curriculum areas
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn - BBC Bitesize
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html - Lots of online games linked to different areas of the curriculum
https://www.learn-welsh.net/welshgames - Online Welsh games
https://corbettmathsprimary.com/5-a-day/ - Corbett Maths - 5-a-day Challenges
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/ - White Rose Maths - Reasoning Challenges